Inclusionary Paraprofessional - Charlestown, United States - Fall Mountain Regional School District

Description

Position Type:
School Support Staff (Union & Non-Union)/Paraprofessional

Date Posted:
1/9/2024

Location:
Walpole Attendance Area

Date Available:
Fall 2024

Closing Date:
Open until filledPosition Title: Special Education Paraprofessional

Terms of Employment: 191 days per year.

Qualifications:

• Associates Degree or college courses preferred

OR

• Valid New Hampshire Para II certification or ability to obtain

Reports to: Special Education Teacher

Supervises: Students as directed by the classroom teacher

Evaluation: Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the Agreement between the FMRSD and the Fall Mountain Regional Educational Support Personnel Association.

Job Goal:

To assist the teacher in providing instruction to individuals

or groups of students in an assigned special education classroom and/or in the

regular education setting.

Performance Responsibilities:

• Provide instructional assistance to individuals or groups of students while in the special education or regular education classrooms
• Provide for the safety and well-being of students assigned to individual for supervision
• Observe and respond to inappropriate behaviors of students
• Provide support to the teacher by setting up work areas, displays, classroom materials, and any items as directed by the teacher.
• Work under the direction of a teacher and they may help to teach subjects as deemed appropriate by the teacher.
• Follow the direction of the classroom or special education teacher in meeting the academic, social, emotional and behavioral needs of the students.
• Consult with teachers on a regular basis concerning program and material needs of students
• Prepare instructional materials as directed by the teacher
• Provide a variety of clerical and supervisory duties as assigned by the building principal and special/regular education teacher (may include recess duty)
• Assist students with special physical and emotional needs as determined by the student's IEP.
• Perform related duties as assigned
• Assist students with personal needs as determined by the teacher.
• Paraprofessionals work under the direction of a teacher to offer support to smaller groups of children. They may help to teach subjects, support appropriate behaviors and/or offer a variety of support for the classroom.
• One on one paraprofessionals provide support for only one child who has special needs; cognitive, emotional, or behavioral.

Fall Mountain Regional School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Fall Mountain Regional School District does not, and will not, tolerate discrimination or harassment of students because of sex, race, religion, color, creed, age, marital status, familial status, economic status, physical or mental disability, national origin, ancestry, or sexual orientation. Fall Mountain Regional School District does not, and will not, tolerate discrimination or harassment of school employees because of age, sex, race, religion, color, marital status, familial status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, national origin, ancestry or sexual orientation. Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 ("Title IX") is a federal law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, including sexual harassment and sexual violence, in education programs and activities. All public and private educational institutions that receive any federal funds must comply with Title IX.